Chapter 3

Ten minutes after Cody went to the hospital Kagami called their house with Tsukasa's phone. When the Hiiragi's found out that Tsukasa and Kagami were almost robbed they flew into panic. They were still at the scene when their father Tadao came and got them himself making sure they were both okay. As for Konata her cousin Yui came by and picked her up because she was on her day off she offered to take the twins home but they told her that their father was getting them.

Later that night

After getting home and riddled with questions both twins went with to a room to discuss what happened Tsukasa asked Kagami.

"Do you think he'll be okay?" A deep look of concern on her face.

"If he took three goons on alone Tsukasa he'll be okay, besides it was just his arm." Tsukasa then began to panic.

"Aren't there vital artery's or something in the arm and his cut was deep not to mention he bleed a lot!" She began turning blue the rate she was talking. She then took in a deep breath her face was literally blue.

"Whoa Tsukasa calm down he'll be okay he is in the care of medical professionals not some drunken backally surgeon." Tsukasa then took deep breaths she was going to thank Kagami for the calming reassurance but before that happened Matsuri stepped in the room.

"Hey guys come look at this your new buddy is on the news." She said waiting for a reaction.

As soon as she said that the twins darted from the room they were in and headed to the living room where they where greeted by Inori, Miki and Tadao. They where about to ask what Matsuri was talking about when the TVs news reporter spoke.

"Now we are covering a story on a good samertian tourist stopping a robbery in progress. He fought the armed robbers to a stalemate sustaining an injury in the progress and saved three young women that were shopping there. He was taken to a local hospital where he is being treated, the three robbers where arrested. Coming up robotics being mass produced by sigma roboti-"

Everyone was astonished after hearing this except the twins. When the two explained the story of how Tsukasa ran into Cody, how they ran into the thugs, how Cody fought them off for the police to arrive. The rest of the family was kind of shocked; Tadao and Miki were impressed with the story, Inori was asking questions they didn't know the answer too, and Matsuri asked "what happened to the groceries?"

Tsukasa laughed to herself saying "I completely forgot about the groceries." Kagami realized it too putting a finger to her head to remember.

"Oh yeah." She said.

10 minutes later

Kagami was walking to her room to finally relax after the long day. She opened the door and Tsukasa was already in there. She yelped startling both sisters as Tsukasa wasn't looking in her direction.

"Gah-Tsukasa what are you doing here." Tsukasa then scratched her head.

"Sorry Onee-chan but I've got to ask you something." Kagami then layed on her bed. Tsukasa then started to.

"Sure what is it?" Tsukasa then looked up with the puppy face this had to be good.

"Can we umm go visit him Cody at the hospital? hehe." Kagami looked at Tsukasa with a crazy look like Tsukasa had planned this accordingly.

"Well what made you want to do that?" She said.

"He helped us and not to mention he seemed really nice." Kagami thought about this he did seem friendly and she did wonder why he would defend three strangers. Also she had some other questions that she would like answered.

She thought long and hard about the good and the bad and there wasn't much bad. "Alright but can we at least rest before going I mean after what happened I'm tired, aren't you?"

Tsukasa then hugged Kagami "Thanks Onee-chan, can we go tomorrow?" Kagami then freed herself from the hug and replied.

"We'll have to ask Dad." Tsukasa was a little worried when she heard that but trying is better than nothing she thought. The two eventually parted ways and Tsukasa went to her room to ponder on what to do until then.

At the hospital

When Cody arrived the hospital attendants wasted no time with atempting to clean out the cut they moved him to a room without letting him walk even though he could perfectly. He didn't know how much blood he lost but he lost a lot on the 10 min trip to the hospital and he was still losing blood. Cody looked at his arm but realized his vision was blurry he knew that this was not a good sign at all, then he felt a little dizzy. "Awww shi-" was the last thing he could remember trying to say before everything went black. Cody then fell to then floor unconscious. The staff at the hospital then went from a solvable problem to a Danger lights situation.

It may have been ten minutes before they successfully closed Cody's wound and cleaned it. When that was over they gave him a blood transfusion and put him in the recovery room where he was monitored overnight.

The next day

When Cody woke up his memory was fuzzy he looked at his arm which was covered in a fresh dressing as if someone just changed it. He looked around to realize he was hooked up to a blood bag. "Guess the cruel reality of blood loss got to me." He said to himself. Cody then saw a newspaper beside him on it was a sticky note, whoever put it there must have known he couldn't read kanji.

On the note said (Hero stops 3 armed robbers congrats you made the top headline) Cody smiled at this feeling flattered that someone would do this. After watching the news about how some person would start manufacturing robots for security and possible debate on how it could be used for other uses a doctor walked in the room "Good you're up in case you're wondering you needed a transfusion."

"I'm guessing I got O since I am A positive?" Cody asked while looking at the red warm liquid in the tube flinching when he looked at his arm. The doctor seemed to have known he'd ask this and instantly replied.

"Yes I was just coming in now to take out the IV." Cody then shuddered, he may could take cuts but he was deathly afraid of needles and scalpels. He probably could have died but he was more afraid of needles if he were still conscious when they tried to insert it he probably would have fought until the blood loss got him. The doctor removed the IV while Cody looked the other way, the doctor understood the phobia and notified Cody when the IV was removed.

Cody had nothing conected to him so he thought about leaving. "So Doc when can I leave?" The doctor looked at a file he was holding in his hands then answered with.

"Well you can't leave until twenty four hours after the operation, but considering you've been here for about twenty two I'd say you can leave in about two hours." Cody then looked to the newspaper and back to the doctor.

"Was it you that left this newspaper here?" The doctor looked over Cody's shoulder and saw the paper. He nodded but Cody wanted to know the answer.

"Thanks it made my day." The doctor then laughed shortly before replying. He then turned around and walked towards the door.

"I'll get you're instructions on taking care of the injury. Cody was getting up to sit in a chair.

("Fire it up" by Black Label Society begins to play in the background)

"Could you let me know when I can leave?" Cody stretched his back as he asked that question. The doctor immediately responded with an ok and left the room. Cody then put on his headphones with his non stitched arm he began to whistle the tune of the song as he sat there.

He then reexamined his arm one side of him wanted to see what was under the dressing and see what the extent of the damage was. The other part told Cody not to just wait until he got professional instructions. About five more minutes later the doctor entered the room looking at a different file.

"Alright you can wash the stitches after twenty-four hours after you leave here, you can't remove the stitches, you can't put a lot of pressure on it." Cody had one question that he found most important.

"Does this mean I can't eat with my good hand?" Cody said almost shouting while pointing to right hand. The doctor looked at him and replied with.

"That depends also we can you some pain medicine if you want it. " Cody then replied with.

"Yeah that would be n- HEY don't dodge the question."

Outside the hospital

Tsukasa and Kagami were standing outside the hospitals entrance. They did get permission from their father to visit Cody at the hospital that morning. They were about to walk in when Kagami asked Tsukasa "Should we have brought a gift?" Tsukasa then turned around fast in realization.

"We probably should have" she said stopping then letting out a sigh. They walked in and greeted the receptionist who was working at the front desk. The receptionist looked at the two.

"Hello can I help you two?" She said politely. Kagami then answered.

"Yes we are here to visit a guy named Cody." The receptionist looked through the desk computer to see if they had someone in the system. About two seconds later she found one.

"Ah yes he is on Floor 2 room 17" they then got on an elevator and went up two floors and the ding of the the door opening signaled that they were on the floor.

A doctor then walked by them stopping. "May I help you two?" The doctor asked expecting them to see a sick family member. Tsukasa stopped and nervously replied.

"We are here to see Cody sir." The doctor stopped inhaled deeply his face having a deja vu look. He turned around.

"I took care of him this morning." Tsukasa gasped in shock. She thought to herself "Took care of him; did he-"? Her face had a look of panic like they took him to a robot they called the de-organer as Kagami shook her head facepalming. The doctor looked back saw Tsukasa's terrorized look and finished his sentence. "I took out his IV he is doing fine." He said while shaking his hands Tsukasa exhaled then with relief. He walked to a door making a gesture for the girls to follow him they walked a few seconds before they reached a door.

Knock knock

Cody had just finished taking his medication when he heard knocking on his door. Before he could say come in the doctor from earlier poked his head through the door. "Back already doc?" He jokes the doctor chucked and replied with his hand behind his head.

"Not really you have visitors." Cody reeled back after hearing that. Visitors the only visitors he'd think of is his own family but he was away from America, he thought 'who would want to see me right now? But then the door opened and appeared two faces he had seen before.

Cody sat there with a wide eyed look confusing all three people. Tsukasa was about to ask if he was okay until Cody got up and aproached the twins. Cody then poked Tsukasa's forehead she flinched as he did this making Kagami uncomfortable.

"What are you doing-" Cody then turned his head to her and poked her as well they both looked at him wondering why he did that.

"Either I'm on some strong medication or the nice girl from yesterday has come to visit me in the hospital with a clone." Cody said with a chuckle. Kagami then glared at Cody who responded with the what did I do look.

"Twins Tsukasa and I are twins not clones." Kagami replied thinking that's what Konata would say.

"Ohhhhh Sorry uh erm-" Cody tried to form a reply but was cut off.

"Kagami."

"Sorry I never got a proper introduction Kagami and Tsukasa, did I say it right?" He was still getting used to names. Tsukasa then replied with a nod and said.

"We just wanted to come say thanks for helping us." The two then took a seat and Cody then explained what happened to him after he left, which left the two girls amazed and shook. Then the doctor said to Cody with a smile on his face.

"Well Cody you are free to leave now." Cody thanked the twins for coming to see him and Kagami asked Cody.

"So where are you staying at?" After hearing that Cody froze he didn't have a reply the night he got to Japan he fell asleep on a bench trying to get food. The next day the incident with the gang happened and now here he was standing. Absolutely no idea of where to go next.

"Nowhere." He said the two looked counfused and he explained the story of how he had no solid place to sleep, the story of course left the twins shocked but amazed of his journey. This then gave Kagami an idea she then looked at Tsukasa. Seeing her look Tsukasa then tilted her head with confusion making Kagami whisper her plan to her.

Cody was about to walk out the hospital door when Tsukasa spoke "Hey Cody do you want to stay with us?" After hearing this Cody stopped tires screeching, instantly turned around.

"Is this a trick?" He said with confusion, Tsukasa looked at Kagami who was thrown off by the question.

"Tsukasa I didn't mean that." To which Tsukasa replied with.

"But Onee chan you said we could find him a place to stay." She then had a counterreply.

"Not at our house." Cody just sat there wondering what those two were talking about. The argument went on for a few more minutes before Kagami caved.

"Fine just-" Cody then jumped, fist in the air and almost yelled.

"Yes" Tsukasa giggled at this and Kagami thinking he has Konata's excitement then said blandly.

"We have to ask our Dad first Cody." Cody then calmed down a bit and raised his hands up.

"I understand." Kagami then walked to the side and dialed her fathers cell phone number. Cody just sat thinking of something to say to Tsukasa. She then broke the ice by asking a question she had in her head since yesterday after leaving Kagami's room.

"So how can you fight like that? It was really cool." Cody then went from nothing to say to a lot to say.

"In America me and my brother took Karate. One teacher also taught MMA and let me tell you it was a tough class. I am also an action lover, So I did what I was trained to do." Cody finger quoted the trained part. Tsukasa was blown away by what was said.

"What was it like?" Tsukasa asked.

"Absolute madness but that's what I love about it, you respect people make friends and then accidentally kick said friend in the face. But it's the respect you have for the art that makes it fun." After finishing his sentence Cody heard a voice behind him.

"You're probably going to show off those moves because you're coming with us." Kagami said causing Cody to jump.

"How long have you been finished with the conversation?" He asked.

"About halfway through yours with Tsukasa." She replied. Cody then thought that wasn't long at all.

"Wait go back, I can stay with y'all?" Cody asked Kagami then nodded making Cody jump again with his fist in the air. He then looked at Tsukasa.

"Buddy I could hug you right now." Tsukasa then let out a hehe before Cody just blindsided her with a hug. Cody knew that this was a debt he could probably not repay but that wasn't his main focus right then. Kagami then tapped Cody on the shoulder and he dragged her in the hug as well. Before Kagami could bring herself to complain she laughed at how happy this guy was, Cody then released the hug and started walking.